UFS File System (Reference)
This is a list of the reference information in this chapter.
Default Directories for root (/) and /usr File Systems
The /kernel directory contains only platform-independent objects, including a platform-independent kernel, genunix. For a description of /platform and /usr/platform, the platform-dependent directories, see Table 43-3.
The following table describes the directories that are contained in the root (/) file system.
Table 43-1 Default Directories in the root (/) File System
Directory | Description |
|---|---|
/ | Root of the overall file system name space |
/dev | Primary location for logical device files |
/dev/cfg | Symbolic links to physical ap_ids |
/dev/cua | Device files for uucp |
/dev/dsk | Block disk devices |
/dev/fbs | Frame buffer device files |
/dev/fd | File descriptors |
/dev/md | Volume management device names |
/dev/printers | USB printer device files |
/dev/pts | pty slave devices |
/dev/rdsk | Raw disk devices |
/dev/rmt | Raw tape devices |
/dev/sad | Entry points for the STREAMS Administrative Driver |
/dev/sound | Audio device and audio device control files |
/dev/swap | Default swap device |
/dev/term | Serial devices |
/devices | Physical device files |
/etc | Host-specific system administration configuration files and databases |
/etc/acct | Accounting configuration information |
/etc/apache | Apache configuration files |
/etc/cron.d | Configuration information for cron |
/etc/default | Defaults information for various programs |
/etc/dfs | Configuration information for shared file systems |
/etc/dhcp | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration files |
/etc/dmi | Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files |
/etc/fn | Federated Naming Service and x.500 support files |
/etc/fs | Binaries organized by file system types |
/etc/ftpd | ftpd configuration files |
/etc/gss | Generic Security Service (GSS) Application Program Interface configuration files |
/etc/gtk | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) configuration files |
/etc/inet | Configuration files for Internet services |
/etc/init.d | Scripts for changing run levels |
/etc/iplanet | iPlanet configuration files |
/etc/krb5 | Kerberos configuration files |
/etc/lib | Dynamic linking libraries that are needed when /usr is not available |
/etc/llc2 | Logical link control (llc2) driver configuration files |
/etc/lp | Configuration information for the printer subsystem |
/etc/lu | Solaris Live Upgrade configuration files |
/etc/lvm | Solaris Volume Manager configuration files |
/etc/mail | Mail subsystem configuration information |
/etc/nca | Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configuration files |
/etc/net | Configuration information for TI (transport- independent) network services |
/etc/nfs | NFS server logging configuration file |
/etc/openwin | OpenWindows configuration files |
/etc/opt | Configuration information for optional packages |
/etc/ppp | Solaris PPP configuration files |
/etc/rc0.d | Scripts for entering/leaving run level 0 |
/etc/rc1.d | Scripts for entering/leaving run level 1 |
/etc/rc2.d | Scripts for entering/leaving run level 2 |
/etc/rc3.d | Scripts for entering/leaving run level 3 |
/etc/rcS.d | Scripts for bringing the system to single-user mode |
/etc/rcm | Directory for reconfiguration manager (RCM) custom scripts |
/etc/rpcsec | Might contain an NIS+ authentication configuration file |
/etc/saf | Service access facility files (including FIFOs) |
/etc/security | Basic Security Module (BSM) configuration files |
/etc/sfw | Samba configuration files |
/etc/skel | Default profile scripts for new user accounts |
/etc/smartcard | Solaris SmartCards configuration files |
/etc/snmp | Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files |
/etc/ssh | Secure shell configuration files |
/etc/sysevent | syseventd configuration files |
/etc/tm | Trademark files; contents displayed at boot time |
/etc/usb | USB configuration information |
/etc/uucp | uucp configuration information |
/etc/wrsm | WCI Remote Shared Memory (WRSM) configuration information |
/export | Default directory for users' home directories, client file systems, or other shared file systems |
/home | Default directory or mount point for a user's home directory on a standalone system. When AutoFS is running, you cannot create any new entries in this directory. |
/kernel | Directory of platform-independent loadable kernel modules that are required as part of the boot process. Includes the generic part of the core kernel that is platform-independent, /kernel/genunix. See Table 43-3 for the /platform and /usr/platform directory structure. |
/mnt | Convenient, temporary mount point for file systems |
/opt | Default directory or mount point for add-on application packages |
/platform | Supported platform files. For more information, see Table 43-3. |
/proc | Process information |
/sbin | Essential executables used in the booting process and in manual system failure recovery |
/tmp | Temporary files; cleared during boot sequence |
/usr | Mount point for the /usr file system. For more information, see Table 43-2. |
/var | Directory for varying files, which usually includes temporary files, logging files, or status files |
/var/adm | System logging files and accounting files |
/var/apache | Scripts, icons, logs, and cache pages for Apache web server |
/var/audit | Basic Security Module (BSM) audit files |
/var/crash | Default depository for kernel crash dumps |
/var/cron | cron's log file |
/var/dmi | Solstice Enterprise Agents Desktop Management Interface (DMI) run-time components |
| /var/dt | dtlogin configuration files |
/var/inet | IPv6 router state files |
/var/krb5 | Database and log files for Kerberos |
/var/ld | Configuration files for run-time linker |
/var/ldap | LDAP client configuration files |
/var/log | System log files |
/var/lp | Line printer subsystem logging information |
/var/mail | Directory where user mail is kept |
/var/news | Community service messages (note: not the same as USENET-style news) |
/var/nfs | NFS server log files |
/var/nis | NIS+ databases |
/var/ntp | Network Time Protocol (NTP) server state directory |
/var/opt | Root of a subtree for varying files that are associated with software packages |
/var/preserve | Backup files for vi and ex |
/var/run | Temporary system files that are not needed across system reboots. A TMPFS-mounted directory. |
/var/sadm | Databases that are maintained by the software package management utilities |
/var/saf | saf (service access facility) logging files and accounting files |
/var/samba | Log files and lock files for Samba |
/var/snmp | SNMP status and configuration information |
/var/spool | Directories for spooled temporary files |
/var/spool/clientmqueue | Sendmail client files |
/var/spool/cron | cron and at spool files |
/var/spool/locks | Spooling lock files |
/var/spool/lp | Line printer spool files |
/var/spool/mqueue | Mail queued for delivery |
/var/spool/pkg | Spooled packages |
/var/spool/print | LP print service client-side request staging area |
/var/spool/samba | Samba print queue |
/var/spool/uucp | Queued uucp jobs |
/var/spool/uucppublic | Files deposited by uucp |
/var/statmon | Network status monitor files |
/var/tmp | Directory for temporary files; not cleared during boot sequence |
/var/uucp | uucp log files and status files |
/var/yp | NIS databases |